What’s So Great About…Jared Padalecki?

Jared Padalecki is no stranger to the Supernatural. Starring on the CW show, he battles ghouls and goblins weekly. It’s made him a perfect candidate for his big breakout role: Rivaling supernatural nemesis Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th.

In the big screen Michael Bay remake, there are 13 gruesome (and supposedly comedic) murders. Jared plays a hunky biker searching for his missing sibling. After an unfruitful police investigation, Jared’s character Clay embarks on a lone mission to track down his sister. Locals have warned Clay not to venture into the woods. But a student offers to help him – actress Danielle Panabaker. Soon they encounter the hockey-masked villain, and save promiscuous teens from uncertain death along the way.

“I’m actually the only member of the cast and crew who hasn’t seen it. I live and work in Vancouver for nine months a year, so when they’ve done screenings in Los Angeles, I’m usually in Canada filming.”

Originally from Texas, the six-feet-four inch hottie came to Hollywood after winning a nationwide contest to present the 1999 Teen Choice Awards. One year later, he landed a role on Gilmore Girls as Rory’s on-again, off-again boyfriend where he rose to sex symbol status.

He landed a role in a TV show called Cry Wolf where he met his ex-fiance — then costar — Sandra McCoy. But Padalecki returned to the small screen in 2005 to star on the eerie sci-fi series Supernatural. His mom Sherri, a heroes, myths, and legends high school teacher gave him some info on mythology to prep him for his Supernatural role. Check him out at the Teen Choice Awards: